# Palm Oil Magazine - Pranata UI: B50 Biodiesel Policy Could Pressure Palm Oil Farmers’ Income - Palm Oil Magazine

> A University of Indonesia study says raising the biodiesel blend to B50 would increase CPO demand and could push the export levy from 10% to 15.17%. The study estimates farmgate FFB prices could fall by up to Rp1,700 per kilogram.

- Date: 2025-10-19 · published 2025-10-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Indonesia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/15526-palm-oil-magazine-pranata-ui-b50-biodiesel-policy-could-pressure-palm-oil
- Commodities: [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

Higher biodiesel-driven CPO demand supports palm oil prices, while a higher export levy would raise export costs and weigh on Indonesian smallholder supply over time.

## Read by commodity

- SBO: bullish ▲
- PALMOIL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PALMOIL | 2025-10-18 | [Palm Oil News - B50 Biodiesel Blend Increase Could Press Palm Oil FFB Prices, UI Researcher's Analysis](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15524-palm-oil-news-b50-biodiesel-blend-increase-could-press-palm-oil-ffb-prices-ui.md) | -0.7% | -6.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2017-01-13 | [Palm Oil News - Biodiesel Policy: One Factor to Increase CPO Price](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72873-palm-oil-news-biodiesel-policy-one-factor-to-increase-cpo-price.md) | +0.1% | -0.8% |
| PALMOIL | 2024-05-27 | [Palm Oil Magazine - Indonesia's Palm Oil Biodiesel Production Reaches 13.1 Million Kiloliters, Awaits B40 Decision - Palm Oil Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15644-palm-oil-magazine-indonesia-s-palm-oil-biodiesel-production-reaches-13-1.md) | +5.7% | +1.5% |
| PALMOIL | 2026-02-03 | [Palm Oil Magazine - Indonesia Allocates 15.6 Million Kiloliters of Biodiesel for 2026, B40 Mandate Moves Forward - Palm Oil Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15495-palm-oil-magazine-indonesia-allocates-15-6-million-kiloliters-of-biodiesel-for.md) | -1.2% | -0.7% |
| PALMOIL | 2020-08-07 | [Indonesian B40 biodiesel plan back on track as palm oil prices improve - Biofuels International Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51471-indonesian-b40-biodiesel-plan-back-on-track-as-palm-oil-prices-improve-biofuels.md) | -1.6% | +5.9% |
| SBO | 2025-10-18 | [Palm Oil News - B50 Biodiesel Blend Increase Could Press Palm Oil FFB Prices, UI Researcher's Analysis](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15524-palm-oil-news-b50-biodiesel-blend-increase-could-press-palm-oil-ffb-prices-ui.md) | +0.2% | -1.4% |
| SBO | 2019-08-22 | [Farmers, lawmakers dial up pressure over biofuel policy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57452-farmers-lawmakers-dial-up-pressure-over-biofuel-policy.md) | -2.2% | +3.7% |
| SBO | 2021-02-05 | [Iowa Farmers Press Importance of Biodiesel](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48512-iowa-farmers-press-importance-of-biodiesel.md) | +1.4% | +10.6% |

## Sources

- palmoilmagazine.com: https://www.palmoilmagazine.com/biodiesel/2025/10/20/pranata-ui-b50-biodiesel-policy-could-pressure-palm-oil-farmers-income/

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